Me:The main part I want to get across is that I wasn’t going to make a
cake.

But if I did make a cake, what kind of cake
would you want?

Husband:Large.

Younger Daughter:What kind of candy do you want on it?

Husband:None.

Son:Do you want a moist cake?

Husband:Yes.

Son (looking up a recipe):Dad, what do you think of this “All You Can
Eat Cake”?

Husband:Is it all I can eat?

* * * * * *

Cake that looks like a hamburger

Feb 2, 2017 dinner conversation

Me:Tomorrow I’m talking to a friend.One of the topics is, what issues are we passionate about.

Husband:I am passionate about chocolate cake.I want to know if the other side approves or disapproves of chocolate
cake.… We all have our issues.

Younger Daughter:Not everybody shares your views.

Husband:I don’t want to share my cake.

(This was followed by a long dispute between Husband
and Younger Daughter about whether the chocolate cake should have a layer of
custard in it.)

* * * * * *

Gigi's cupcake(but not the one mentioned below).In my opinion the cupcake pictured here hasjust way too much icing. But the gluten-freecupcakes are to die for. So is the price. Meaning you will have a heart attack when yousee how much these cupcakes cost.

Feb 26, 2017 dessert conversation

We were enjoying a special treat – dark
chocolate gluten-free cupcakes from Gigi’s Cupcakes.These are cupcakes which, when heated in the
microwave for about 10 seconds, greatly resemble chocolate lava cake.

Husband, pleading:For Purim, could you make
chocolate lava cakes instead of hamentaschen?

Me:What do lava cakes have to do with Purim?Tell us what the ancient sages said about
lava cakes.

Husband:Chocolate lava cakes remind us that Esther’s accusations against Haman rose up and SPEWED out, spreading across
Persia, changing the landscape for all Jews over the millennia.

Younger Daughter: Since the
beginning of Jewish history, there has been cake.

Me, to Husband:Well, since your mother started cooking,
there has been cake.And that’s
practically since the beginning of Jewish history.

(The conversation then included a discussion
of the similarities between elephants and cupcakes.“You like elephants, don’t you?And you like cupcakes?”)

Cake served to Jews(It should say L'Shana Tova)

* * * * * *

I STILL have not made a cake.This does not mean that Husband did not get
to eat cake, although he might tell
you otherwise.

And now it is almost Passover.Those Ancient Sages have decreed that I should
make a cake without using any leavening.But what kind of cake should I make?Nine-egg sponge cake, ten-egg sponge cake, or twelve-egg sponge cake?

Sunday, March 19, 2017

Some Monday Morning Quizzes from the 2017 series of Common Household Morning Notes

These are notes I leave for Younger Daughter to see before she heads off to the school bus in the pre-dawn hours.

Monday Morning Quiz

for Jan 9, 2017

1. I am going to fill in my answers to this
Monday Morning Quiz

T F

2. This morning for breakfast I ate:

a. eggs and toast

b. cereal

c. leftovers

d. other _______

Have a fun day learning!

Love,

Mom

Jan 23

On this date in history

1957: toy company Wham-o produces first
Frisbees.

1997: Madeline Albirght was sworn in as
Secretary of State, after unanimous confirmation in the U.S. Senate.She was America’s first female Secretary of
State.

Have a Wham-O Day!

Love,

Mom

Feb 6, 2017

1. The winner of the Superbowl is

a. the Patriots

b. The Falcons

c. Do we care?

Have a super day!

Love,

Mom

Feb 13, 2017

1. There is no quiz this morning because

a) nobody interesting was born on Feb 13

b) nothing interesting happened on this date
in history

c) Mom was too busy filling out the FAFSA

The only choice that wasn’t true was c.It took me another two weeks to get it done.

Monday Morning Quiz for Feb 27

1. Who said,

“If you want to make the world a better place

Take a look at yourself and then make a
change.”

a. Albert Einstein

b. Abraham Lincoln

c. Michael Jackson

d. Batman

Monday Morning Quiz for March 13 – Daylight
Saving Time

Today we commemorate the fact that:

a. Daylight Saving Time should be abolished
because it no longer serves any useful purpose.

b. It’s not Friday the 13th.

c. There will be a snowstorm tomorrow.

d.Option c is ridiculous – how can you commemorate something that hasnt’
happened yet?

Love, your grumpy Mom

On March 14th, there was no big snowstorm, no day off from
school, not even a 2-hour delay, and we still have to put up with Daylight
Saving Time and a whole heck of a lot of other annoying and heartbreaking stuff.Add to that the fact that
winter decided to come two months too late, and it seemed that Common Household
Mom was finding it hard to dig her way out of grumpiness.

But lo, There Is Hope! This weekend my two
older children paid us a surprise visit!I celebrated by baking Irish Soda Bread.They celebrated by doing their laundry in my washing machine.

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They have departed now, and tomorrow there
will be another Monday morning, and with it, a quiz.I face Monday with a lighter heart, in spite
of everything.HaveWham-O Day, dear reader!

About Me

My name is Carolyn. I am a non-scientist living among scientists, and a Christian in an interfaith household. Dinner-time can get interesting sometimes.
To contact me, e-mail me at
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